Gildo Pietroboni

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Gildo Pietroboni
Maturity midseason
Growth habit indet.
Leaf type regular
Fruit color red
Fruit shape heart
Fruit size large
Fruit type slicer
Variety type open-pollinated
Country Italy
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Gildo Pietroboni - sliced fruit. 2015-08-09.

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Indet., very wispy regular foliage, bright red blunt hearts, 6-14 oz, very meaty with very few seeds but still quite juicy. Excellent sweet flavor. Outstanding tomato. (10 seeds / packet)

Seed source:

1. Theodore Corbett of Reichenbach-Steegen, Germany (GERM CO T) 10 / David Lemasters, Pennsylvania / Ferp Necciai, Monongahela, Pennsylvania
2. Michael Johnson of Wollaton, Nottingham, England 11 / Neil Gillard of Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada (ONT GI N) / Ferp Necciai, Monongahela, Pennsylvania / a son of Mr. Pietroboni

Year grown: 2011, 2015

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)


History

  • Originally from Italy, seed was brought to the US in the 1950s by a gentleman named Gildo Pietroboni, who passed away in the mid-1990s. The seeds were passed from Mr. Pietroboni to his son, whose friend shared them with Ferp Necciai of Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Ferp Necciai sent some seeds to David Lemasters of Pennsylvania in 2009, and David shared few of the original seeds with some tomato gardeners and SSE members.
  • See the discussion thread at Tomatoville forum ([1]) for more details.
  • First offered in the Seed Savers 2011 Yearbook by Neil Gillard of Ontario, Canada.
  • Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2012.



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2018 . .
2017 . .
2016 Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds . .
2015 . .
2014 . .
2013 Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - sold out for 2013
Delectation of Tomatoes - new
Knapp's Fresh Vegies
3 0
2012 Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new 3 0
2011 1 .
2010 0 .
2009 0 .
2008 0 .
2007 0 .


Facts about Gildo PietroboniRDF feed
CountryItaly +
DescriptionIndet., very wispy regular foliage, bright red blunt hearts, 6-14 oz, very meaty with very few seeds but still quite juicy. Excellent sweet flavor. Outstanding tomato. (10 seeds / packet)
Fruit colorred +
Fruit shapeheart +
Fruit sizelarge +
Fruit typeslicer +
Growth habitindet. +
History* Originally from Italy, seed was brought * Originally from Italy, seed was brought to the US in the 1950s by a gentleman named Gildo Pietroboni, who passed away in the mid-1990s. The seeds were passed from Mr. Pietroboni to his son, whose friend shared them with Ferp Necciai of Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Ferp Necciai sent some seeds to David Lemasters of Pennsylvania in 2009, and David shared few of the original seeds with some tomato gardeners and SSE members.
  • See the discussion thread at Tomatoville forum ([1]) for more details.
  • First offered in the Seed Savers 2011 Yearbook by Neil Gillard of Ontario, Canada.
  • Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2012. tiana's TOMATObase Seeds]] in 2012.
Leafregular +
Maturitymidseason +
Member codeB.C KO T +
Seed source1. Theodore Corbett of Reichenbach-Steegen 1. Theodore Corbett of Reichenbach-Steegen, Germany (GERM CO T) 10 / David Lemasters, Pennsylvania / Ferp Necciai, Monongahela, Pennsylvania
2. Michael Johnson of Wollaton, Nottingham, England 11 / Neil Gillard of Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada (ONT GI N) / Ferp Necciai, Monongahela, Pennsylvania / a son of Mr. Pietroboni la, Pennsylvania / a son of Mr. Pietroboni
Variety typeopen-pollinated +
VendorTatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +, Delectation of Tomatoes + and Knapp's Fresh Vegies +
Year grown2011 + and 2015 +
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